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Read more about the article For Bangsamoro voters, first parliamentary polls carry hopes for peace, progress

For Bangsamoro voters, first parliamentary polls carry hopes for peace, progress

COTABATO CITY, Philippines—Marked by poverty, limited opportunities and recurring conflict, residents of the Bangsamoro region pin their hopes on new leaders who can help address problems they have endured for…

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Read more about the article Mindanao labor groups urge neutral, peaceful BARMM polls
NAGKAISA Mindanao Coalition holds the signing of the Covenant of Mindanao Trade Unions in Davao City on Sept. 10, four days before the first regular Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary elections. (DAVAO TODAY photo/Ian Peter Guanzon)

Mindanao labor groups urge neutral, peaceful BARMM polls

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — As the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections is held today, Sept. 14, Mindanao labor groups urged the government to stay neutral and ensure violence-free elections prevail because lasting…

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Read more about the article ‘Secure the ballot, don’t intimidate voters’: Watchdog on BARMM poll security 
Katungod Bangsamoro convenes an orientation for the deployment of observers for the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) Parliamentary elections happening Monday, Sept 14. (DAVAO TODAY photo/lan Peter Guanzon)

‘Secure the ballot, don’t intimidate voters’: Watchdog on BARMM poll security 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—A local election watchdog urged security forces to protect voters without intimidating them after the government ordered tight security in the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections Monday, Sept. 14. …

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